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Man For All Seasons (Methuen Theatre Classics)
Robert Bolt
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Description for Man For All Seasons (Methuen Theatre Classics)
Paperback. Robert Bolt's tense play of conscience, made into a film starring Paul Scofield, charts the dramatic events leading to the execution of Sir Thomas More in 1535. More enters into political and moral conflict with King Henry VIII over king's intention to divorce Catherine of Aragon. Series: Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
A Man for All Seasons dramatises the conflict between King Henry VIII and Sir Thomas More. It depicts the confrontation between church and state, theology and politics, absolute power and individual freedom. Throughout the play Sir Thomas More's eloquence and endurance, his purity, saintliness and tenacity in the face of ever-growing threats to his beliefs and family, earn him status as one of modern drama's greatest tragic heroes. The play was first staged in 1960 at the Globe Theatre in London and was voted New York's Best Foreign Play in 1962. In 1966 it was made into an Academy ... Read more
A Man for All Seasons dramatises the conflict between King Henry VIII and Sir Thomas More. It depicts the confrontation between church and state, theology and politics, absolute power and individual freedom. Throughout the play Sir Thomas More's eloquence and endurance, his purity, saintliness and tenacity in the face of ever-growing threats to his beliefs and family, earn him status as one of modern drama's greatest tragic heroes. The play was first staged in 1960 at the Globe Theatre in London and was voted New York's Best Foreign Play in 1962. In 1966 it was made into an Academy ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Methuen Drama
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Series
Modern Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780413703804
SKU
V9780413703804
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About Robert Bolt
Robert Bolt was one of England's truly great post-war dramatists. Since leaving a teaching career in the 1950s, Bolt wrote plays that were both critical and popular successes, developing a theme that runs throughout his work - that of the conflict between a person and the society in which they live. Bolt's first and most famous success was 'A Man ... Read more
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